KSU Forum on the City » Rubio & Álvarez-Sala Arquitectos https://www.ksuforumonthecity.com Tue, 10 Jun 2014 13:31:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1 West8 complete first phase of park on Governors Island. https://www.ksuforumonthecity.com/hands-on-article/west8-complete-first-phase-of-park-on-governors-island/ https://www.ksuforumonthecity.com/hands-on-article/west8-complete-first-phase-of-park-on-governors-island/#comments Sat, 30 Nov 2013 18:31:38 +0000 http://www.ksuforumonthecity.com/?p=668 West8 (co-designers, with Burgos & Garrido Arquitectos, Porras – La Casta Arquitectos and Rubio & Álvarez-Sala Arquitectos, of the MADRID RIO project) have recently announced completion of the first phase of the park on Governors Island, New York.

On Thursday, November 14, New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg planted the final tree in Liggett Terrace, marking the completion of the first 30 acres of new park on Governors Island. This ceremony represented a major milestone in the transformation of Governors Island into a lively destination with extraordinary public park space and a dynamic mix of commercial, educational, and not-for-profit uses.

For more information, see this post on West8′s website.

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